Springtime means
Berry pickin’
In warm sun
Therapeutic
Part of me

The ugliest shade
Of green
We envy
The car
The job

If I could draw a tree
In all it’s complexity
Would you be impressed?
If I could draw a human face
It would be but a trace

A healthy pancreas
Is like a transmission
Seamlessly shifting gears
In type 2 diabetics
Wear and tear

I am sorry
That I cannot be happier
I know that I’d be prettier
If I smiled
If I could smile

Well-intentioned stranger
Eyeing me limp through HEB
Why would you ask
If I stepped on a nail?
How do you know

My body is perfect
—ly spotted
The white spots
I tell myself
Are my Bambi spots

Beside you
I am
At peace
Our love
A connection

My sister’s cookies
Chocolate chip
Got my nephew to
Say her name
For the first time

I struggle to
Keep it together
Maxims and mottoes
On repeat
In my mind